Borgen

(2010)

★ 8.1 IMDb · 280 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2010

Runtime: 60 мин

Country: Denmark

Director: Adam Price, Camilla Hammerich

Cast: Сидсе Бабетт Кнудсен, Биргитта Йорт Сёренсен, Mikael Birkkjær, Lars Knutzon, Søren Malling, Benedikte Hansen, Emil Poulsen, Томас Левин, Lisbeth Wulff, Søren Spanning

Plot

40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.

This Danish drama series follows the intricate, complicated lives of the politicians, media spinners, and reporters who feed off their triumphs and failures in 'Borgen' (the Castle)--the nickname for Denmark's parliamentary building. In the first episode, Denmark is preparing for parliamentary elections and Birgitte Nyborg, facing her first election as party leader, decides at the last minute to head in her own direction.